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Thuringia and lies in a low mountain range between Hainleite (in the north) and Windleite (in the south). The highest mountain is the Frauenberg to the west of the town. A little river called Wipper flows through Sondershausen. The town is surrounded by mixed
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The previous
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1485:Eisenberg
1454:Sonneberg
1424:Meiningen
1389:Altenburg
1269:Topfstedt
1254:Rockstedt
1249:Reinsdorf
1214:Holzsußra
1174:Borxleben
1169:Bellstedt
640:Buildings
578:Immenrode
575:Hohenebra
557:Jechaburg
549:Großfurra
531:Hasenholz
504:Geography
426:Thuringia
367:UTC+02:00
346:UTC+01:00
341:Time zone
311:Elevation
249:Thuringia
1525:Sömmerda
1520:Schmölln
1444:Saalfeld
1404:Eisenach
1399:Arnstadt
1340:100,000+
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1189:Etzleben
1184:Ebeleben
1003:, France
812:botanist
684:Churches
590:Thalebra
534:Östertal
256:District
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1510:Pößneck
1468:10,000+
1419:Ilmenau
1382:20,000+
1361:50,000+
1204:Greußen
1199:Gehofen
1179:Clingen
650:Baroque
604:Museums
528:Borntal
410:Website
237:Germany
233:Country
208:10°52′E
205:51°22′N
1394:Apolda
1373:Weimar
1347:Erfurt
1274:Trebra
1159:Artern
911:Heimat
904:Heimat
879:Heimat
780:Heimat
669:mikveh
491:Palace
434:Erfurt
327:21,317
1414:Greiz
1409:Gotha
1071:4 May
802:luger
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553:Jecha
546:Berka
542:Bebra
395:03632
282:Mayor
244:State
1459:Suhl
1368:Gera
1352:Jena
1073:2014
371:CEST
298:Area
291:Ind.
35:Town
360:DST
350:CET
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